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Workplace fatality in Airdrie under investigation
AIRDRIE- RCMP and Occupational Health and Safety are investigating a workplace death.On October 2, at approximately 2:28 p.m, RCMP responded to an incident in the 100 block of Windford Street in Airdr...
Oct 03, 2019
Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed
NEW YORK - Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice-President Joe Biden. The post was removed because of...
Oct 03, 2019
Fire and rain prompts disaster designations
EDMONTON- Wildfires and too much rain this year have prompted the UCP government to declare some official disasters.They include wildfires that damaged the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement, Lamont County...
Oct 03, 2019
Ugandan activist Bobi Wine defies ban on ‘red beret’
KAMPALA, Uganda - A popular singer who is challenging Uganda's long-time president is urging his supporters to defy a government ban on civilian use of the red beret that has become a symbol of his mo...
Oct 03, 2019
Bianca Andreescu advances to quarterfinals after 17th consecutive win
BEIJING - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has won her 17th match in a row. The world No. 6 from Mississauga, Ont., downed American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the China Open today. The win...
Oct 03, 2019
Smile Cookie campaign raises a record $9.8M
TORONTO- Tim Hortons 2019 Smile Cookie campaign raised a record $9.8M in just one week for 550 charities, hospitals and community groups across Canada. From September 16-22, cookie buyers from coast t...
Oct 03, 2019
New evidence leads to second stay in case against suspected Calgary gang leader
CALGARY- Charges against a suspected Calgary gang leader that include one count of first-degree murder in a 10-year-old homicide have been stayed for a second time.Nick Chan, 41, was first charged in ...
Oct 03, 2019
Jumping the shark? Kiss will play for them in the ocean
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - This Kiss concert is happening Down Under, all right. The rock group will play a show next month in Australia for sharks and eight fans, who will listen through underwater speake...
Oct 03, 2019
Crown opens arguments at trial of suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing
EDMONTON- A Crown prosecutor says a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van wanted to kill them.Elizabeth Wheaton delivered an opening statement on ...
Oct 03, 2019
Impeachment standoff: Trump sees hoax, Dems see stonewalling
WASHINGTON - Agitated and angry, President Donald Trump squared off against House Democrats on Wednesday, packing his increasingly aggressive impeachment defence with name-calling and expletives. Quie...
Oct 03, 2019